Midleton College
Midleton College is a secondary school in Cork. 498 pupils, Church of Ireland ethos, fees €5,727 (2026/27), 1.93 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Church of Ireland |
| Patron | Board of Governors of Midleton College |
| Fees | €5,727 a year (2026/27) source Day pupil (national) rate. Boarding rates run to EUR 15,565. |
| Enrolment | 498 (273 boys, 225 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Boarding | Mixed |
| Roll number | 62370J |
| Eircode | P25F898 |
| Address | Connolly Street, Midleton, Co.Cork |
Getting in
Hard. 139 applications for 72 places — 1.93 applicants per place, and 67 names went on the waiting list.
| Places in the coming year | 72 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 72 |
| Applications last year | 139 |
| Waiting list | 67 |
| Applications open | 01 October 2023 |
| Applications close | 22 October 2023 |
| Decisions issued by | 07 November 2023 |
| Offers must be accepted by | 07 November 2023 |
Ratio calculated against the previous year's places, as stated in the notice.
The school received 10 applications in total across every class and every special class. The 139 above is the figure for this intake alone, which is the one that can be compared with the places offered for it.
read from the school's Annual Admission Notice.
Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗ (2024/25)
Ireland has no catchment areas. A place depends on the school's own oversubscription criteria — siblings, feeder school, parish, distance, date of application — not on where you live. Read the admissions policy for those.
Special classes
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
The area around this school
School planning area: Midleton / Carrigtwohill. This is how the Department plans where to build capacity. It is not a catchment.
Local house prices: the median residential sale price in Eircode district P25 (Midleton) was €399,999 in 2025. That is up 53.8% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Midleton Urban at -3.24 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 35% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Edward Gash |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0214631146 |
| office@midletoncollege.ie | |
| Local authority | Cork County Council |
Other schools in Midleton / Carrigtwohill
- Ballintotas N S Primary school, Cork
- Carrigtwohill Community National School Primary school, Cork
- Carrigtwohill Post Primary Secondary school, Cork
- Castlemartyr N S Primary school, Cork
- Christian Brothers Secondary School Secondary school, Cork
- Cloyne National School Primary school, Cork
- Dungourney Central N Sc Primary school, Cork
- East Cork Community Special School Special school, Carrigtwohill
- Gaelscoil Mhainistir Na Corann Primary school, Cork
- Knockraha N S Primary school, Cork
- Leamlara Mixed N S Primary school, Cork
- Midleton Cbs Primary School Primary school, Cork
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.